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A "Summer Cold" That Lasts for Weeks and Is Characterized

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A "summer cold" that lasts for weeks and is characterized by sore throat, mild fever, dry cough, and malaise may be (pneumococcal/walking) pneumonia.


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Lava Fountain

A volcanic phenomenon in which molten lava is forcefully ejected into the air from a vent or crack in the Earth's surface.

Pyroclastic Flow

A rapid flow of hot gases and volcanic debris that descends along a volcano's slopes when there's a violent eruption.

Lava Dome

A roughly circular mound-shaped protrusion resulting from the slow extrusion of viscous lava from a volcano.

Lava Flow

Molten rock that moves over the ground surface during a volcanic eruption.

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